August 2011: When Redeeming Miles Is Relatively Easy

[["<strong>Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Class<\/strong>","<strong>Departure Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#","<strong>Return Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#"],["#rowspan#","#rowspan#","#rowspan#","<strong>Favorable Odds<\/strong>","<strong>50-50<\/strong>","<strong>Favorable Odds<\/strong>","<strong>50-50<\/strong>"],["**Air France - SkyTeam member","New York - Amsterdam","Business","Sept. to May","","Nov. to May","Oct."],["#rowspan#","New York - London","Business","Oct. to May","Sept.","Nov. to May","Oct."],["#rowspan#","Atlanta - Rome","Business","Dec. to April","Nov., May","Nov. to May",""],["American","Los Angeles - Honolulu","First","May","Nov., Jan., June","May","Nov., Feb., June"],["#rowspan#","Miami - Su00e3o Paulo","Business","","March to May","Feb.","March to May"],["#rowspan#","New York - San Jose, C.R.","Business","Sept. to May","","Sept. to May",""],["Continental","Houston - Honolulu","First","Sept. to Nov., Jan. to March","Dec., April, May","Sept. to Nov., Jan., Feb., Ma","Dec., March, April"],["#rowspan#","New York - Munich","Business","Jan., March, April","Feb.","Nov. to May","Sept., Oct."],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Hilo","First","Aug. to May","","Aug. to May",""],["United","Chicago - Su00e3o Paulo","Business","","Dec., Feb. to May","","Feb. to May"],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Lihue","First","Feb. to May","Nov., Jan., June","Jan., Feb., June","March to May"],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Maui","First","Jan. to May","Oct. to Dec., June","Dec. to May","Oct., Nov., June"],["US Airways","Charlotte - London","Business","Jan., Feb.","Dec., March","Nov., Jan., Feb., April","Dec., March, June"],["#rowspan#","Philadelphia - St. Thomas","First","","Jan. to May","May","Dec. to April, June"],["#rowspan#","Phoenix - Kona","First","","Jan. to May","April, May","Dec. to April, June"],["<strong>Major Credit Cards and Their Airline Point-Transfer Partners<\/strong>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<strong>American Express Membership Rewards:<\/strong> Air France and Continental. <strong>Starwood:<\/strong> Air France, American, Continental*, United*, and US Airways. <strong>Diners Club: <\/strong>American. <em>*Not recommended due to 2-to-1 exhange rate.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<strong>Favorable Odds:<\/strong> <em>Award space available for two passengers traveling together about 75% during time period indicated.<\/em>\n<strong>50-50: <\/strong><em>Award space available for two persons about 50% during time period indicated. Worth pursuing if you're flexible.<\/em>\n<em>** Due to technical problems, Delta's mileage award redemption calendar will not be shown in this month's issue; for SkyTeam members, we have, however, included Flying Blue award mileage availability; flights could require a connection.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"]]